Why is it considered extremely difficult to climb Nanga Parbat?

For someone who hasn’t been there it is unfathomable to see the giant block of rock and ice because we do not have anything that is remotely similar in our normal lives.

I have spend a fair time in the Alps and I have seen some impressive sides but this is different. This picture, taken from the so-called fairy meadow national park was taken at an altitude of 3,300 meters. The collossal mountain in the back is 8125 meters high. That is a difference of 5 kilometers and direct line would be some 12 kilometers from the meadow to the summit.

Nanga Parbat is high. Not just high but really high. At this point the oxygen is 7.5% instead of the normal 20% it usually is. You have less than half the amount of oxygen available. (Though the relative percentage is still 21%, there is just so much less air available in total). At the same time you are doing a very demanding tour in dangerous and cold weather. So you have less energy available and need more.

This height ist dangerous because you die from it. You can get altitude sickness from 3000 meters and up.

HACE = High Altitude Cerebral Edema
HAPE = High Altitude Pulmonary Edema

At such altitudes the pressures and not enough to sustain normal body homeostasis. The lack of oxygen in the brain leads to a reflectory vasodilation in an effort to allow more blood flow into the brain but this leads to edema. The brain is obviously in the skull and this results in a pressure increase that damages the brain. The same mechanism happens inside your lung although this starts because some arteries constrict first (A mechanism to prevent blood flow into unventilated areas but if too many do that the pressure will increase and again, edema). You literally drown at 8000 meters.

At altitudes >7000 meters the body is dying on rates. Your entire metabolism shuts down, sleep is impossible, your gastrointestinal system stops working. No more energy gets to you, you can’t recover.

So did you ever try a super high mountain (which takes a lot of energy every time) while your body is dying and you become delusional from lack of sleep.

And that is just your own limitation.

The most common climb follows through the Kinshofer route in the Diamir flank. You do not risk the huge Rupal flank on the other side and do not spend as much time at the altitude than if you were to repeat the Hermann Buhl walk.

That would be #red. It is extremely steep and avalanches come frequently. The weather is extremely unstable and can turn extremely cold and windy.

If you survive all of that, good luck getting down again.

What's the most difficult movie scene a child actor has ever done?

 I am going to talk about an Indian film that is vastly underrated despite the presence of an actor who later became superstar and a narrative which was India's official entry to the Oscars.

The film is called Aakhiri Khat (The last letter) starting a debutante Rajesh Khanna, Indrani Mukherjee and a 15 month old child.

This 15 month old child was the centre of the narrative.

A young man meets a village girl, falls in love with her, and gets her impregnated. But he gets a scholarship as an artist and has to leave. The girl gives birth to the child and comes to city searching for her beloved but couldn't find him in his given address. She leaves her “last letter” on the door of the house and keeps waiting for him to come. Exasperated by hunger and thirst, she dies on the street leaving the child alone.

Now the rest of the film is about the toddler roaming on the streets while the man after receiving the letter, goes into the search of the child.

For giving a realistic touch to the film, the director Chetan Anand put the toddler on streets recording him with hand held camera. So a lot of things that the child does in the film are real shots (not all, there are rehearsed shots as well). The toddler was barely aware of what he was doing and it took a lot of efforts to edit out content relevant for the film. I don't know how ethical it is to place a child on street all by himself for a film (I hope there was some guidance).

Master Bunty has worked in more than 20 films in his career but nothing was as significant as his debut film. But that experience must have been a unforgettable if he remembers anything out of it..

Which are some of the most difficult places to reach on earth?

 

Which are some of the most difficult places to reach on earth?

• Sural Bhatori : It is reportedly the most inaccessible village in India.
• This remote village is at Killar town of district Chamba in Himachal Pradesh.

• Dangerous : Killar road is reckoned among the most dangerous roads across the world.
• Over the years ; sudden landslides and limited space have led to many fatal accidents.

• Inaccessible : For eight months ; this region is covered with heavy snow.
• For another four months; it rains heavily .
• One needs an expert driver and heart felt prayer. to reach here.

• Tough : Naturally, only tough can survive here.
• Its residents collect essential food items; clothes and stockpile them under ground.
• Prison : In past, Sural Bhatori used to serve as a penal colony for enemy soldiers and hardened convicts.

• Bhotia : Later, Buddhist Bhotias -generally shepherds and yak herders- settled here as they found it verdant and spacious.
• But, its residents also practice Hinduism.

• Survival : Being cut off ; its residents are dependent on Indian army and state government for survival.
• In case of medical emergency ;people carry a sick for hours to reach a motor road.
• Many have opened Home stay for travel enthusiasts and adventurers.
• Well, people still stay here with dignity and visitors do visit it.
• Perhaps: “The most important factor in survival is neither intelligence nor strength but adaptability.” : Charles Darwin
• Pic Credits : Google Images/Web